Upbeat

Kiwi violist Tim Deighton talks world premieres and teaching, we listen to Debussy and Ravel in our feature series History through The Piano and the UK is to hold its first Vaughan Williams festival.

The NZ International Film Festival is in its 50^th year in Auckland and has a rich history of screening - among many other genres – movies focused on music.

Shaun D Wilson and Festival director Bill… Read more Audio

A live orchestra will accompany a screening of silent film The General as part of the New Zealand International Film Festival. Conductor Peter Scholes explains how the APO adds something special to… Read more Audio

The APO adds a soundtrack to classic silent film The General for the NZIFF, we hear Chopin’s contribution to history through the piano, and Bill Gosden gives us his musical picks for the International… Read more

Is it an orchestral concert or a rock gig? Fans should expect both when they flock to hear New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Kiwi Rock band the Phoenix Foundation. Read more Audio

Gareth Farr adds his flair to the Phoenix Foundation’s music for the NZSO to perform, we continue exploring history through the piano and we find out about a new scientific advance that may help those… Read more

Lexus Song Quest 2018 winner Joel Amosa talks about the importance of his Samoan culture in his ability to perform at the top level. Joel won New Zealand's top singing prize on Saturday night in… Read more Audio

Hear the other winning performances from the Grand Final of the Lexus Song Quest 2018: Most Promising Singer: Filipe Manu, Runner-up: Eliza Boom Read more Audio

We mark the passing of Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stanko, a prominent figure in avant-garde and free jazz who has died at the age of 76.

Lexus Song Quest winner Joel Amosa talks about singing for his… Read more

Auckland jazz lovers are in for a treat on Monday night when The Legendary Count Basie Orchestra plays at the Aotea Centre. A somewhat star-struck Nick Tipping spoke to the musical director of the… Read more Audio

Today we meet Auckland based tenor Manase Latu as he prepares for the Grand Final of New Zealand’s long running Song Quest tomorrow. He speaks with Clarissa Dunn about the unexpected path classical… Read more Audio

We meet the final finalist for tomorrow night’s Lexus Song Quest, we get into the groove of things with Count Basie Orchestra MD Scotty Barnhart and we finish our series of music inspired by… Read more